I bought this timer to time my writing sessions "” sort of a Pomodoro technique of 45 minutes of writing with a break in between sessions. The timer works as advertised and seems to be accurate within a few seconds. It's lightweight and small. The ticking is a little loud in a quiet room, but not annoyingly so. It doesn't disturb anyone sitting nearby. The alarm is loud enough but not too loud. I love the red overlay which provides a nice visual of how much time you have left in a session. It's not difficult to set the timer if you read the instructions. I like that there are no buttons to push so it doesn't come on accidentally in my tote bag when I'm carrying it around. I also like that I don't have to turn it off when the alarm sounds. I would recommend this product.

I had one of these that was a lot larger which made it easier to see from different angles in the kitchen. (Someone must have knocked it off the refrigerator and broke the bell mechanism. Still kept time but didn't ring.) This one does work though. And is loud enough to hear. It is a good replacement. Just wished it was a bit larger.

This little timer is really cute! Little space. Easy to use. All around excellent.
I gave it 4 stars only because I wish it were louder, and that's a personal thing because I'm hard of hearing and wear hearing aids. With them on, I can hear this alarm from the next room; without my aids, that doesn't happen, and the timer must be close. A reviewer wrote that it sounds like an old fashioned wind up alarm clock; I must say it's nothing like those old clocks I remember, but I expect it will serve well for average hearing. I recommend it!

I bought this for my 82 year old mother because she sometimes falls asleep when she's cooking something on the stove. It's loud enough to wake her up if she's asleep. She also likes the fact that she can glance at it and get an easy visual on about how long is left since the remaining time is all red. She doesn't have to put on her glasses to see tiny numbers. She also remembers to wind it to 60 and then back it down to the time she needs. I've purchased a couple of other timers that just didn't work out, but this one is perfect! It's well made! Great value for the money!

The media could not be loaded. I've had this a little over a month and the ringing sound at the end of the elapsed time has stopped working. Instead, the ticking sound just slowly gets lower and lower in volume until it stops, and random ringings occur during the last 3 minutes of the allotted time. I purchased it for help keeping me on track as a tool for dealing with my ADHD. It was very reasonably priced considering the alternatives. The most important feature for me was the red visual display as time passes. I wasn't counting on it being so small, being magnetic so unable to sit flat with the time face displayed forward instead of straight up, and that there would be audible ticking sounds as the seconds go by. I won't lie, the ticking sound is kind of annoying, but it's hard to find a place for the timer where it is far enough away from me for the ticking sound to not be so loud, but the small display can also easily be seen. All that being said, I am still relatively happy with this product. Most of my "surprises" were probably issues I would have been aware of had I properly read the product description, and it has helped me manage my time more efficiently so overall it was a good purchase and I got what I paid for.